"We weren’t talking, we weren’t communicating, we were giving them layups in the post. It was really odd. We came out (in the second half) and had no juice, not only to keep the lead, but to win the basketball game.

“Buckeye Rebirth,” which chronicles Ohio State’s undefeated 2012 football season, would be the perfect last-minute Christmas gift for Buckeye fans.

Author Bill Rabinowitz of the Columbus Dispatch offers a behind-the-scenes look into the hiring of coach Urban Meyer, the building of his staff and a game-by-game account of the challenges OSU faced during its 12-0 campaign.